For children and adults alike, a trip to Lapland isn’t complete without getting up-close and personal with the native wildlife; and on my trip in December I did just that with our combined Husky & Reindeer Safari!! This compact excursion allows you to visit two neighbouring farms roughly 30 minutes outside of Levi town. Both
Now just to clarify, and to add some authenticity to Val Thorens claim of the best ski resort in the world, the resort was in fact voted as the best ski resort in The World at the World Travel Awards for last two years running… Now you can’t argue with that! Or at least you
La Plagne was once a Silver mining village and though the mine closed in 1973, this wonderful high alpine village nestled in the huge Paradiski area remains filled with hidden treasures for the inquisitive skier or boarder to explore and discover. La Plagne is a series of hamlets, villages and some classic French Apartments purpose
The serene calmness and tranquillity of Fuschl am See begins in the village itself and stretches out to the beautiful surrounding areas where you can indulge yourself in a variety of wonderful walks. For starters you have two short circuit walks of about 90-120 minutes, which take you away from the lake, offering views of
A mountain guide has a license to work worldwide, taking people climbing, mountaineering and on skis in all sorts of terrain including alpine touring. Successful applicants for the position of a British Mountain Guide will have years of mountaineering behind them before entering on a training and assessment programme which takes over 100 days to
I could hardly believe it had been five years or so since my last visit to Marmot Basin and it gave me a new insight into this charming and picturesque ski area: it punches way above its weight! By which I mean that although the trail map doesn’t look that extensive, when you get out
Lake Oeschinensee is a beautiful world heritage site found just a short cable car ride from Kandersteg. The cable car rises 500 meters out of the valley floor, to 1682m and the start of a gentle 20 minute decent down to the crater like lake. The path is well marked and maintained and leads down
Garda is a fantastic town not only because it is beautiful and houses a fantastic variety of things to see and do, but also due to its fantastic location. From Garda you can easily access the fabulous cities of Verona, Venice, Milan even Florence, or head north into the mountains and visit the South Tyrol.
